جراب
Arabic
Etymology 1
Unknown, a culture-word interrelated with Persian جوراب (jôrâb, “sock”) with a disputed direction of borrowings. Cognate to Aramaic גְּרַב (gəraḇ), גַּרְבָּא (garbā), Classical Syriac ܓܪܳܒܳܐ (gərāḇā, “skin bottle”), Late Babylonian 𒄖𒊏𒁍 (/gurābu/, “bag; bag around a jug”), Ge'ez ግራብ (gərab, “skin bottle”), Amharic ጊርባ (girba, “container for water or honey made from skin”). Arabic has the word in other shapes قِرْبَة (qirba) and قِرَاب (qirāb); see also جَوْرَب (jawrab).
Noun
جِرَاب • (jirāb) m (plural جُرُب (jurub) or أَجْرِبَة (ʔajriba))
- pouch, sack, case, sheath, holster, etc.
- pod (of plant-seeds)
- scrotum
- bursa
- omasum, psalterium, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
- Synonym: أُمّ التَلَافِيف (ʔumm at-talāfīf)
- Coordinate terms: كَرِش (kariš, “rumen”), قَلَنْسُوَة (qalansuwa, “reticulum”), إِنْفَحَة (ʔinfaḥa, “abomasum”)
- marsupial
- Synonym: جِرَابِيّ (jirābiyy)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | جِرَاب jirāb |
الْجِرَاب al-jirāb |
جِرَاب jirāb |
| nominative | جِرَابٌ jirābun |
الْجِرَابُ al-jirābu |
جِرَابُ jirābu |
| accusative | جِرَابًا jirāban |
الْجِرَابَ al-jirāba |
جِرَابَ jirāba |
| genitive | جِرَابٍ jirābin |
الْجِرَابِ al-jirābi |
جِرَابِ jirābi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | جِرَابَيْن jirābayn |
الْجِرَابَيْن al-jirābayn |
جِرَابَيْ jirābay |
| nominative | جِرَابَانِ jirābāni |
الْجِرَابَانِ al-jirābāni |
جِرَابَا jirābā |
| accusative | جِرَابَيْنِ jirābayni |
الْجِرَابَيْنِ al-jirābayni |
جِرَابَيْ jirābay |
| genitive | جِرَابَيْنِ jirābayni |
الْجِرَابَيْنِ al-jirābayni |
جِرَابَيْ jirābay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | جُرُب; أَجْرِبَة jurub; ʔajriba |
الْجُرُب; الْأَجْرِبَة al-jurub; al-ʔajriba |
جُرُب; أَجْرِبَة jurub; ʔajribat |
| nominative | جُرُبٌ; أَجْرِبَةٌ jurubun; ʔajribatun |
الْجُرُبُ; الْأَجْرِبَةُ al-jurubu; al-ʔajribatu |
جُرُبُ; أَجْرِبَةُ jurubu; ʔajribatu |
| accusative | جُرُبًا; أَجْرِبَةً juruban; ʔajribatan |
الْجُرُبَ; الْأَجْرِبَةَ al-juruba; al-ʔajribata |
جُرُبَ; أَجْرِبَةَ juruba; ʔajribata |
| genitive | جُرُبٍ; أَجْرِبَةٍ jurubin; ʔajribatin |
الْجُرُبِ; الْأَجْرِبَةِ al-jurubi; al-ʔajribati |
جُرُبِ; أَجْرِبَةِ jurubi; ʔajribati |
Etymology 2
Noun
جُرَاب • (jurāb) m (plural جُرَابَات (jurābāt))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | جُرَاب jurāb |
الْجُرَاب al-jurāb |
جُرَاب jurāb |
| nominative | جُرَابٌ jurābun |
الْجُرَابُ al-jurābu |
جُرَابُ jurābu |
| accusative | جُرَابًا jurāban |
الْجُرَابَ al-jurāba |
جُرَابَ jurāba |
| genitive | جُرَابٍ jurābin |
الْجُرَابِ al-jurābi |
جُرَابِ jurābi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | جُرَابَيْن jurābayn |
الْجُرَابَيْن al-jurābayn |
جُرَابَيْ jurābay |
| nominative | جُرَابَانِ jurābāni |
الْجُرَابَانِ al-jurābāni |
جُرَابَا jurābā |
| accusative | جُرَابَيْنِ jurābayni |
الْجُرَابَيْنِ al-jurābayni |
جُرَابَيْ jurābay |
| genitive | جُرَابَيْنِ jurābayni |
الْجُرَابَيْنِ al-jurābayni |
جُرَابَيْ jurābay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | جُرَابَات jurābāt |
الْجُرَابَات al-jurābāt |
جُرَابَات jurābāt |
| nominative | جُرَابَاتٌ jurābātun |
الْجُرَابَاتُ al-jurābātu |
جُرَابَاتُ jurābātu |
| accusative | جُرَابَاتٍ jurābātin |
الْجُرَابَاتِ al-jurābāti |
جُرَابَاتِ jurābāti |
| genitive | جُرَابَاتٍ jurābātin |
الْجُرَابَاتِ al-jurābāti |
جُرَابَاتِ jurābāti |
References
- “grb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “جراب”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 181
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “قراب”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[2] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 323
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 64
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 81
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “جراب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[3] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 261
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جراب”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 174
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic جُرَاب (jurāb) (alternative form of جَوْرَب (jawrab))
Noun
جراب • (jrāb) m (plural جرابات (jrābāt))